Reflexology techniques are not an effective tool for symptom recognition or the diagnosis of medical conditions

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-48

  Mantle, Fiona ^a   Mackereth, Peter ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOOT; HUMAN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FOOT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MASSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035262173     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctnm.2000.0520     Document Type: Article

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